I Can Love You Better

"I Can Love You Better" is the title of a debut song written by Pamela Brown Hayes and Kostas, and recorded by American country music group Dixie Chicks. It was released in October 1997 as the first single from the album Wide Open Spaces, and was the first hit of the Natalie Maines era of the group.

The song reached number 7 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks, and represented the group's first real commercial success. The song was included in the set list on the Chicks' 2000 Fly Tour, but not on tours after that. The Dixie Chicks performed a parody of the song, "No Letter Better Than B", on Sesame Street.

Content

The song's narrator is assuring a man that she can love him better and make him forget his previous love.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine cited the track as "convincing" in his review of the album for Allmusic.^[2]

Music video

The music video for "I Can Love You Better" was directed by Chris Rogers. In it, the Dixie Chicks are shown performing the song while in an airport lobby. They are also shown sitting on a moving airport luggage belt, in a bakery, and on a crowded sidewalk. Also, part of the video is filmed in Nashville at A tattoo shop owned by Steve Heusohn, who also appears in the video.

Chart performance

Chart (1997-1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	77
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	77
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	57

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 127. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wide Open Spaces review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3516." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 13, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "Dixie Chicks – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dixie Chicks.
↑ "Dixie Chicks – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dixie Chicks.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Dixie Chicks

Natalie Maines Emily Robison Martie Maguire Laura Lynch Robin Lynn Macy

Studio albums	Thank Heavens for Dale Evans Little Ol' Cowgirl Shouldn't a Told You That Wide Open Spaces Fly Home Taking the Long Way

Compilations	Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks The Essential Dixie Chicks

Singles	"I Can Love You Better" "There's Your Trouble" "Wide Open Spaces" "You Were Mine" "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" "Ready to Run" "Cowboy Take Me Away" "Goodbye Earl" "Cold Day in July" "Without You" "If I Fall You're Going Down with Me" "Heartbreak Town" "Some Days You Gotta Dance" "Long Time Gone" "Landslide" "Travelin' Soldier" "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" "Top of the World" "I Hope" "Not Ready to Make Nice" "Everybody Knows" "The Long Way Around" "The Neighbor"

Live recordings	An Evening with the Dixie Chicks Top of the World Tour: Live (DVD)

Tours	Fly Tour Top of the World Tour Vote for Change Accidents & Accusations Tour Long Time Gone Tour DCX MMXVI World Tour

Related articles	Discography Monument Records Columbia Records Awards and nominations Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing Court Yard Hounds "You Can't Hurry Love" "Sin Wagon" "Roly Poly"

Collaborators	Lloyd Maines David Grissom Dan Wilson

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